​The scruffy quarrying settlement that sits above Pen-yr-Orsedd, overlooking the Nantlle Vale, is my kind of town. Y Fron is about as un-chocolate box as it is possible to get, and has no picturesque architecture that would interest tourists, unless they like studying rusty cars and the art of using even rustier old bedsteads as fencing.READ ARTICLE

​The depiction of a mine or site does not indicate that access is possible- permission should be sought before entering any private land.Underground exploration should not be undertaken unless properly equipped and with at least one experienced member of the party.